Anna is once again working on her claymation skills. Elizabeth is hard at work on a drawing for the 4-H fair. The younger set is on a break from formal lessons but have been outside in the yard discovering plants and herbs with me and reading.

From the kitchen...

I just tried a new recipe for granola bread from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Yum! It is sweet and cinnamon-y. I like that it includes fresh ground whole wheat and still tastes like a treat.

I am wearing...

the outfit that I wore yesterday (spit-up stains and all) because I desperately need to catch up on laundry.

I am creating...

-sweet little shorts for baby Samuel made out of an adorable John Deere print. I will have to post a photo later.

-an herbal tincture using pineapple weed from my driveway. It is supposed to be an effective bug spray. We'll see.

I am going...

to take my son for an allergy shot and probably go to Aldi's to stock up on canned and dry goods.

I am reading...

The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall, a couple of preschool Montessori books (I think one is called Teach Me to Do it Myself), and Sweet Booties with cute sewing projects for babies.

I am hoping...

to start feeling better. My sinuses are congested and causing painful headaches and my entire body has been incredibly achey. I would just love to feel well.

I am hearing...

my two year old steal my sanity with her screaming, my baby shake a toy and gurgle, my children having a discussion.

Around the house...

is messier than I would like. Hoping to fix that.

One of my favorite things...

is my baby's giggle which I get to hear a lot.

A few plans for the rest of the week:

I am hoping to get to the zoo for our Field Trip Friday. There are tentative plans for hubby to take the older 4 children on a little canoe trip on Saturday. And we are joining my BIL, SIL and family at their church this Sunday to check it out.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Here is my family as rendered by my daughter, Elizabeth. She created this for her dad for Father's day.

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Who is Trish?

Trish is a wife, a mother, and a child of God. She spends most of her days at home caring for and homeschooling her 6 children, managing her home as well as several family-owned apartments. She is driven by creativity and strives to find time for photography, digital scrapbooking, and sewing.